The Preemption Acts During the 1830s and 1840s

question 45

Multiple Choice

The Preemption Acts during the 1830s and 1840s

• A) increased the minimum amount of public-land purchases.
• B) reserved choice public lands for the political elite.
• C) encouraged westward migration by protection of "squatters' rights."
• D) offered free government land to prospective settlers.

Recognize the role and interpretation of the security market line in investment decision-making.

Understand the distinction between diversifiable (unsystematic) risk and non-diversifiable (systematic) risk.

Realize the implications of portfolio construction on risk reduction and the concept of the efficient frontier.

Identify how market risk premiums are used to compensate investors for taking on additional risk.

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